Adobe After Effects AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to Adobe After Effects is Blender, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Adobe After Effects and many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Adobe After Effects are Natron, enve, Pikimov and TiXL.

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  1. Blender icon
     1865 likes

    A comprehensive open-source 3D software suite for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, and animating. It supports renderings, simulations including fluid and cloth dynamics, complex compositing, video editing, and Python scripting, running across all major operating systems.

    159 Blender alternatives

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    • Since 1994

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
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    Splash Artwork for Blender 4.3
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  2. Natron icon
     225 likes

    Natron is an open source, cross platform nodal compositing application. It is built around industry standard open source tech such as OpenFX, OpenEXR, OpenColorIO and OpenImageIO. The feature set includes realtime playback/RAM cache, multi-threaded rendering, 2d tracking...

    24 Natron alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
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  3. enve icon
     43 likes

    Enve is a free and open-source 2D animation app. It can create both vector and raster animations and even use sound and video files. It has been created with flexibility and expandability in mind.

    61 enve alternatives

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    • Since 2019

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Pikimov icon
     19 likes

    Pikimov is a free web based motion design and video editor.

    36 Pikimov alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. TiXL icon
     18 likes

    TiXL is an open-source solution for creating interactive 3d content and animations. It combines the best aspects of animation, compositing, and coding into a lightweight and intuitive UI. Your designs can be shared as executable or rendered to movies.

    11 TiXL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. PopcornFX icon
     6 likes

    A suite of tools dedicated to real-time visual effects creation, along with ready-to-run mainstream game engine integrations and a runtime simulation framework for custom integration.

    27 PopcornFX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  7. Create interactive SVG animations with precise keyframe and easing control, custom vector paths, shape and text editing, gradients, masks, boolean operations, blend modes, snap, grid, advanced export options including Lottie, GIF, and no JavaScript required.

    87 Expressive Animator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. Maxon Autograph is a digital compositing and motion graphics software used in the post-production industry of movie-making or motion-graphics design video making. It covers a wide range of functionnalities such as 2D animation, Keying, Tracking, 2D and 3D compositing, Audio...

    13 Maxon Autograph alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. Edits icon
     13 likes

    Edit videos with the Edits app, offering high-quality capture up to 10 minutes. Utilize AI animations, customizable captions, and share watermark-free videos. Access creative tools like filters and stickers, green screen overlay, camera settings, and detailed engagement insights.

    110 Edits alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Mac
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  10. Linearity Move is a revolutionary animation tool that simplifies motion graphics creation on both Mac and iPad. Whether you want to bring static designs to life or start a project from scratch, you can do it all in just a few clicks.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
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  11. Wav2Bar icon
     4 likes

    Wav2Bar is a FOSS desktop app that lets you make nice visuals for your audio source, to then share on the internet.

    19 Wav2Bar alternatives

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    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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